Fence-post.



P. 1. HINDMA-RSH. ,FENCE POST. APPUCAT|QN FILED NOV. 1, 1913- V v 1,140,156. Patgnt-ed May 18; 1915.

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PERCY HINDMA-RSH OF LINCOLN, NEBRASKA, 11831611101? T THE AMERICAN STEEL at WIRE oommm'r I onNEw ,NEW JERSEY. I

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, PERCY J. H 'N MAnsH,

a citizen of the United States, r'esi ing at Lincoln, in the county State of Nebraska,

Improvements in Fence- Posts, and do hereby declare that thefollowing isa i'ull,-clear, and exact description of the same, reference beinghad to the annexed drawings, making a part of this specito the letters and figures of reference marked thereon.

My invention-relates to means for anchor ing and bracing fence posts and more particularly to metal fence posts, and the object of my invention is to provide bracing means, which, while of simple construction will have a maximum of eificiency.

In the is a perspective view of a fence post anchored and braced in accordance with my invention; and Fig. 2 is a similar view of the parts shown separated from the post.

The post 10, which I show in thedrawings to illustrate an embodiment vention, is of a'well known construction, it being of sheet metal bent into a V-shapein cross section with its lower end pointed so that it may readily penetrate the earth. Fitting over the post at the ground level is a collar 11 of triangular shape, preferably made of cast iron, which'at the apex or corner of the post has an eye 12 for engagement by a hook 13 on an anchor 14 which consists of a straight horizontally extending arm and a downwardly and inwardly inclinedarm, which, at its free end is sharpened so that it may readily be driven into the earth. Preferably said downwardly and inwardly inclined arm is curved on an arc concentric with the pivotal connection between the anchor and the collar 11 so that said arm on being driven into the earth describes the arc of a circle: It will be observed by reason of the downwardly and inwardly inclination of said" arm it is in a position to oppose or resist upward t'endency of the post which experience has shown exists and which is a principal source of trouble with steelposts. The anchor, of course, also resists tendency of the post to move laterally or sidewise. By reason of its curved form the earth penetrating arm of the'anchor is of Lancaster and have invented certainanchoring and accompanying drawings-Figure '1 of my ini .the collar 1.1 is

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key 15 which supports the walls 0 the post,v

against crushing or collapsing under the stra1n of the anchorand I use such filling block 111' part for the application of the post brace on the side opposite the anchor and opposite the side where th attached. Said post brace is triangular in form, comprising an L shaped rod that corresponds with the base and altitude of a triangle and a straight rod or bar that corresponds with the hypotenuse of a triangle. The. L-shape rod comprises a horizontal .member 16 and a vertical member 17 which passes through a hole in the filling block and at its upper end through a hole in a triangular block 18, also preferably "in the form of a casting which is slotted so that it slips down over the inner side of the post has-a stud or boss 19 upon which fits the upper end of the downwardly and outwardly inclined member 20 of the brace whose lower end engages the outer end of the horizontalrod member 16. Preferably the member 20 is a pieceof pipe, or tubular, so that it thereby conveniently engages such lug or boss the other end receives the hook form end of the horizontal rod member 16 and where the two are thus connected together they preferably rest upon a piece of rock orfistone Patented May 18, 1915. Application filed November 1, 191a. Serial No. 798,693.

JERSEY, or I-IOZBOKEN, NEW JERSEY, A conroaerxou or" e fence wiresare post and which at the at one end and at 21. The end. of the rod 16 above the block 18 is threaded and has a nut and between said block andthe lower filling block is a turn buckle 22. It will be seen that bytightening the'turn buckle the two blocks will be drawn toward each other.

As will be evident the post is first driven into the ground, then the collar 11 is slipped down over the post to the ground and the filling block, or key 15v is placed therein and thenth'e anchor is hooked into the collar eye 12 and the curved member or fluke thereof is driven into the ground. Of course, before placed over the post. the L-shape member of the brace is put into position.

Having thus described my invention what I claim is I 1; As an improvement in posts, the combination of a post, an anchorcomprising a 'horizontal ground-engaging arm and\ a downwardly and inwardly extending flukeformin arm, a collar on the post to which the Ta'ndhor is connected, the post being of sheet metal and V-shaped in cross section, a filling block within thep'ost and in the plane of the collar and a bracehaving a horizontal member that has apost hearing at one end substantially atthe ground level, and an in- -clined member having'its lower end engaging' the outer end of the horizontal member and its upper end supporting the post.

I 2. As an improvement in posts, the combination of a post of sheet metal and I V'shaped in cross section and a brace comprising an L-shaped rod, one member of which extends horizontally from the post and the other vertically Within the channel thereof, blocks Within the post channel through which said vertical member passes,

and a downwardly and outwardly inclined I PERCY J. HINDMARSH.

Witnesses:

W. H. DURYEA, J. M. T. DWYER. 

